Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.0 Release Notes December 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 2: Release summary......................................................................................................... 5 Release details......................................................................................................................................................................5 Priority and recommendations...................
1 Introduction The Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager registered through the OpenManage Integration for VMware VCenter (OMIVV), the management pack enables health status, detailed reports, and views of Server and Chassis information. The Server and Chassis information are managed by integrating and mapping of physical relationship in vROPS objects to help troubleshoot VMware and PowerEdge environment.
2 Release summary Topics: • • • Release details Priority and recommendations Platforms affected Release details Version 2.0 Release Date September 2019 Previous Version 1.2 Priority and recommendations OPTIONAL: Dell EMC recommends the customer to review specifics about the software update to determine if it applies to your system. The updates include changes that impact certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
3 What is supported Topics: • • • License requirement Supported Operating Systems Supported Web Browsers License requirement A licensed version of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) version 5.0 or later is required. Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager(OMMP) does not require any additional license. Supported Operating Systems Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack version 2.0 supports all the Operating System that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 5.
4 New and enhanced features ● ● ● ● Supports Dell EMC Chassis Firmware Summary Report. Supports Dell EMC Server Hardware Configuration Drift Report. Supports vROPS 7.5 For existing reports, Chassis Service Tag and Chassis IP Address has been added.
5 Important Notes To go to Dell TechCenter for accessing white papers, blogs, wiki-articles, videos, product communities, and forums, see en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management.
6 Known issues Topics: • • • • • • • Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Issue 1 Newly created Dell Server hard drive object’s metric are not reported. Description: After upgrade of adapter from 1.0 to 1.1/1.2, the newly created Dell Server hard drive object’s metric are not reported. Resolution: After OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 1.1/1.
Resolution: User has to rediscover the server or change to auto discovery mode. Versions/Systems affected: All platforms. Issue 5 Few Warranty views are not localized. Description: The warranty views might have few columns which are not localized, because some of the Instanced metrics like Warranty metrics are not be displaying in the localized languages. Resolution: You can use the Warranty report to see the metrics. Versions/Systems affected: All platforms.
7 Limitations ● If the same Server or Chassis is managed by multiple OMIVV instances, then there are multiple resources existing for the same Server or Chassis. ● After an upgrade to this version from 1.0, historical data for hard drive is discarded since a new resource type is created for it. This new version of the adapter offers hard drive and SSD data separately.•All nonhealthy chassis component reported as critical only due to limitations in the query interface for retrieving component health.
8 Installation Topics: • • • • Prerequisites Installation Procedure Upgrade Uninstallation Prerequisites ● VMware vRealize Operations Manager version 6.7 or later. ● OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter (OMIVV) version 5.0. Installation Procedure For installation instruction, see OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.0 Installation Guide at dell.com/support. Upgrade For upgrade instruction, see OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.
9 Contacting Dell Topics: • Contacting Dell Contacting Dell Prerequisites NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. About this task Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Steps 1.
